The importance of the family

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Notes from church.

–          President Hinckley: the family is under attack.

–          Society is based on the family.

–          We want to strengthen the family.

–          Father show faith by example to his family.

–          Prayer: one family does morning and evening prayer. If the Father absent, the Mother continues the act. A child lost something and the parents help the child to pray and they find the item.

–          Repentance connected with forgiveness. If you have contention you repent of your actions and acknowledge that you may also be at fault.

–          Respected: respect God, respect yourself. couples respect each other. Respect between siblings. Consider what words that share depict.

–          Love: how they feel a part of the family.

–          Compassion: serving and loving others.

–          Work: parents can teach each other to work.  Parents may share what they do for their work and the family can help their work be successful.

–          Recreations activity: family basketball, visiting relatives, play music together.

–          Sharing your family by inviting people to family home evening. Be an example to others.

–          President Hinckley says: to you women of great influence it will cost less to reform our schools. It is through the home. (paraphrase)

–          Encourage your legislators to support laws that are pro-family.

–          Have your first concern to your partner. That will better ensure the success of the marriage.

–          Extended family should support single parents and their kids.

–          Br. Hales: the plan of the father is that family love will continue through the eternities… so that all can dwell together in eternity. It is not enough to save ourselves but the rest of the family.

 

 

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